Kurt Guldner - Head Coach - 12th Season
Head coach Kurt Guldner has been at the helm of the women's soccer program since its inception in 1998-99 and, in recent years, has guided the team to new heights.
Guldner has guided the Knights from the beginning and has seen a steady upswing in the level of success. After winning just one game in the inaugural season, the Knights improved to 12-5 season in 2003 and matched that with a 12-5-1 mark in 2007. In 2008, the program jumped to heights never before seen. He led the team to what was then the greatest season in Marian University history as the team went 16-1-2 and won the school's first-ever Mid-Central College Conference women's soccer regular season title with a 7-0-1 mark.
The Knights expanded on their success as 2009 became the single-greatest season in school history. They went 17-2-1, earned their second MCC title, defeated Indiana Wesleyan University for the first time in school history, and earned the top seed for the MCC Tournament.
Guldner has coached 24 All-Mid Central College Conference selections and several NAIA All-Region VIII selections. Additionally, several players have also received NSCAA All-America honorable mention accolades and Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete honors and, one year after coaching the MCC Offensive Player of the Year, he guided Lauren Gerbick to the MCC Player of the Year award and an NAIA All-America honorable mention accolade. Guldner was named, for the second straight season, the MCC Coach of the Year. It is the second time he has been honored for women's soccer and the seventh time in his coaching career.
He coached the all-time leading scorer in school history, Rana Hoffbauer, who had one of the most dominant seasons on record in 2003 after she tallied a staggering 30 goals. A member of the NSCAA, Guldner is also the head baseball coach at Marian University. He is the all-time winningest coach in Knight baseball history.
Guldner earned a bachelor of science degree from Marian University in 1981. He resides in Indianapolis with his wife, Brenda.